Special Weather Statement for Richland
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Richland
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What is happening
At 809 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hopkins, or 7 miles southeast of Cayce, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia,...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 809 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hopkins, or 7 miles southeast of Cayce, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, Dentsville, St. Andrews, Arcadia Lakes, Riverbanks Zoo, Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park, SC State Fair Grounds, Hopkins, Fort Jackson, Columbia International University, Five Points, Horrel Hill, Olympia, Rosewood, Fort Jackson Wildcat Road, Eau Claire, and Fort Jackson Cantonment Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 126 near mile marker 0, and between mile markers 2 and 3. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 65 and 80. Interstate 26 between mile markers 107 and 108. Interstate 77 between mile markers 4 and 21.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 4 at 8:09PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Columbia SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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